Morning Briefing: 10 Things You Should Know

Written by: Joseph Woelfel02/25/13 - 6:01 AM EST

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Here are 10 things you should know for Monday, Feb. 25:

1. -- U.S. stock futures were rising Monday, getting a boost from Japanese stocks that jumped following reports that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe planned to nominate a candidate for central bank governor who is a strong advocate of loose monetary policy.

Citing anonymous sources, Reuters and The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that the government planned to appoint Kuroda, a proponent of an expansionary monetary policy, to be chief of the Bank of Japan.

7. -- Google's(GOOG) Android unit has been negotiating with music companies to start a paid subscription music-streaming service similar to Spotify AB, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

8. -- Microsoft(MSFT) could unveil its next generation videogame console, the Xbox 720, in April, according to reports.

The reports follow Sony's(SNE) introduction last week of the PlayStation 4 console.